These days, it just wouldn't be a major domestic auto show if Scion didn't show a "Release Series" version of one of its three models. At this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the xB was dolled up for the fifth time—the first for the second-gen body style, however—and wrapped in a sweltering gold hue for the xB RS 5.0.

Now, for the 2008 Chicago auto show, it's the tC's turn with the 2008 tC RS 4.0. The Scion's "VIP-themed enhancements" include a custom-look grille and a gray mica-flake paint job, as well as a sassy body kit designed by DAMD. A color-keyed rear spoiler is available.

The total package will run $2770 on top of the $17,620 (manual) or $18,420 (automatic) Toyota lists as the price of a tC coupe.

What? No special wheels? No hopped-up entertainment system? Well, like we said when we wrote about the xB RS 5.0, we expect that Scion buyers willing to fork out a bit more for these facto mods will probably not stop there, adding custom wheels and stereos of their own in short order.